Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:32 am
smudgeoffudge wrote:http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_location=hbp/ukcover_extended.jpg
In this image, what do you see?
What I see is that the shape of the cardboard cut out seems to be the shape of the dark mark.
Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:28 am
Somehow, Harry is going to take his Potions class, because McGonagall couldn't have raised that huge stink for nothing. Have him get an O, have Snape teach DADA, I don't care - but it'll happen.
On that note, Snape will still teach Harry somehow because a) it's a powerful dynamic, b) it's the easiest way to slip in revelations about Snape, and c) JKR wouldn't go on about Harry's newfound, slightly irrational hatred for Snape if it were going nowhere.
EDIT: OMG! There is now the Mary GrandPre back cover of the next book! It's a bigger spoiler than we're used to seeing on covers, so be warned, view it at http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_ ... cover1.jpg and comment on it in small text.
My small text:
The more I see, the more I'm convinced that I'm right about the Big Death. I mean, that's quite a Dark Mark. I'd recommend that Underground Lake editorial, The Castle on the Hill, for perusal. In fact, I'm refreshing myself right now.
Oh, and since it shows Dean Thomas, Ron and Hermione, I think we can safely say the red-haired girl is Ginny. But who cares next to the GIANT DARK MARK OVER HOGWARTS?!
On that note, Snape will still teach Harry somehow because a) it's a powerful dynamic, b) it's the easiest way to slip in revelations about Snape, and c) JKR wouldn't go on about Harry's newfound, slightly irrational hatred for Snape if it were going nowhere.
EDIT: OMG! There is now the Mary GrandPre back cover of the next book! It's a bigger spoiler than we're used to seeing on covers, so be warned, view it at http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_ ... cover1.jpg and comment on it in small text.
My small text:
The more I see, the more I'm convinced that I'm right about the Big Death. I mean, that's quite a Dark Mark. I'd recommend that Underground Lake editorial, The Castle on the Hill, for perusal. In fact, I'm refreshing myself right now.
Oh, and since it shows Dean Thomas, Ron and Hermione, I think we can safely say the red-haired girl is Ginny. But who cares next to the GIANT DARK MARK OVER HOGWARTS?!
Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:00 am
By the way, how completely UNscary is the dark mark?!
Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:31 am
Igg wrote:
By the way, how completely UNscary is the dark mark?!
*snort*
Without context, very. But none of us are without context. Now, for someone randomly deciding to check out this Harry Potter thing, starting with the latest book, it looks about as scary as a multicultural middle school art project.
If it weren't for Ron's apprehensive-determined-all-around-cool expession, that is.
Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:08 pm
Continuing on the Peter subject, I think Dumbledore saying that Peter being in Harry's debt will make something in happen in HBP, maybe he saves Harry's life or something.
Wed Jul 13, 2005 7:59 am
Tharkun wrote:Igg wrote:
By the way, how completely UNscary is the dark mark?!
*snort*
Without context, very. But none of us are without context. Now, for someone randomly deciding to check out this Harry Potter thing, starting with the latest book, it looks about as scary as a multicultural middle school art project.
If it weren't for Ron's apprehensive-determined-all-around-cool expession, that is.
Frankly, it makes me wonder why everyone's so scared of that.
Man, if I had a tattoo like that people would just laugh.
Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:30 pm
US store accidentally sells Potter book
22:13 AEST Wed Jul 13 2005
AAP
AP - A US chemist has accidentally sold a copy of the latest Harry Potter book to a woman ahead of Saturday's strict release time, but the customer says she'll return it.
Mandy Muldoon said she was shopping with her 9-year-old son when she spotted a stack of the much-anticipated books on a shelf and purchased one. Christine Ekblom, a manager at the upstate New York pharmacy, said she believed it was the only copy sold.
"They were pulled off an hour after they were put on the shelves," Ekblom said. "It was a mistake."
The book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, has been shrouded in secrecy and its debut has been highly orchestrated to enable everyone - readers and reviewers, alike - to crack it open all at once. It's the sixth in J.K. Rowling's seven-book fantasy series on the young wizard.
Fourteen books were accidentally sold Thursday at a grocery store in Canada, but a judge ordered the customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it or even read it before its official release.
Muldoon's husband said the family would return the book to the publisher, though his stepson, Sylum Mastropaolo, admitted reading about two pages.
"We're going to do the right thing," Mike Muldoon said. "We don't want to ruin it for other kids and take away from the experience of everyone reading it together."
Kyle Good, a Scholastic publishing spokeswoman, said the company was not aware of any other early sales in the United States. The company said Sylum would get a copy Saturday along with a gift pack
Lucky kid. He read two pages before everyone else. Let's go find out where he lives.
Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:27 am
Optimus wrote:US store accidentally sells Potter book
22:13 AEST Wed Jul 13 2005
AAP
AP - A US chemist has accidentally sold a copy of the latest Harry Potter book to a woman ahead of Saturday's strict release time, but the customer says she'll return it.
Mandy Muldoon said she was shopping with her 9-year-old son when she spotted a stack of the much-anticipated books on a shelf and purchased one. Christine Ekblom, a manager at the upstate New York pharmacy, said she believed it was the only copy sold.
"They were pulled off an hour after they were put on the shelves," Ekblom said. "It was a mistake."
The book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, has been shrouded in secrecy and its debut has been highly orchestrated to enable everyone - readers and reviewers, alike - to crack it open all at once. It's the sixth in J.K. Rowling's seven-book fantasy series on the young wizard.
Fourteen books were accidentally sold Thursday at a grocery store in Canada, but a judge ordered the customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it or even read it before its official release.
Muldoon's husband said the family would return the book to the publisher, though his stepson, Sylum Mastropaolo, admitted reading about two pages.
"We're going to do the right thing," Mike Muldoon said. "We don't want to ruin it for other kids and take away from the experience of everyone reading it together."
Kyle Good, a Scholastic publishing spokeswoman, said the company was not aware of any other early sales in the United States. The company said Sylum would get a copy Saturday along with a gift pack
Lucky kid. He read two pages before everyone else. Let's go find out where he lives.
There was a store in Canada that did the same thing, only they sold about 16 copies accidentally. The people who bought them are being urged to return them, and they'll get the books back on the 16th along with some special autographed thing.
That raises an interesting question, though: Keep the book or get it back later with something JKR laid her holy pen against?
I'd speed-read it and then return it
Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:45 pm
I'm suddenly reminded of a Simpson's episode, where they go to England.
Lisa: You've inspired a generation of kids to read!
J.K.: Why thank you young muggle.
Lisa: So how does the book end?
J.K.:*annoyed* He grows up to be a wizard, and marries you. Is THAT what you wanted to hear?!?
Lisa:*sigh* Yessss....
Lisa: You've inspired a generation of kids to read!
J.K.: Why thank you young muggle.
Lisa: So how does the book end?
J.K.:*annoyed* He grows up to be a wizard, and marries you. Is THAT what you wanted to hear?!?
Lisa:*sigh* Yessss....
Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:07 pm
damn, why cant any bookshop i visit get careless and sell the book. but i guess i would have just bought it and not read it (because it would become damn boring on saturday when all my friends would have been reading the book and id have nothing to do)and returned it if they promised me some free thingy. :p
my first post in over a year i think
but i guess i would have just bought it and not read it (because it would become damn boring on saturday when all my friends would have been reading the book and id have nothing to do)and returned it if they promised me some free thingy. :p
my first post in over a year i think
Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:09 pm
THE BACK COVER is online now. Go to mugglenet to read it. I mean read what it says on the back of the book, but it is a spoiler a little bit so I won't post it and you can read it if you want to.
Also with the HBP book coming out I think we should open a new thread on that day for those who are reading it along together. That would be fun. I think it should go chapter by chapter. I don't know how but maybe we could have several sub threads or something. That way you can read and discuss as you are reading and you won't post anything that someone else hasn't read.
Also with the HBP book coming out I think we should open a new thread on that day for those who are reading it along together. That would be fun. I think it should go chapter by chapter. I don't know how but maybe we could have several sub threads or something. That way you can read and discuss as you are reading and you won't post anything that someone else hasn't read.
Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:20 am
Reading through OotP today, I noticed something that I haven't heard many people talking about. When Moody is showing Harry the picture of the old Order, he says something to the effect of "there's Dorcas Meadowes... Voldemort killed her personally..." So, I'm thinking that this Dorcas Meadowes has to be pretty important. I can't remember reading anything else about her. I don't think Voldemort would just kill a random person in the Order, since he has the DEs to do that, so there HAS to be something about this particular woman. I'm considering the theory that she might be the HBP, but that doesn't seem too likely. (The HBP doesn't have to be a guy! 
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Edited because I kept referring to Dorcas as a male. XD
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Edited because I kept referring to Dorcas as a male. XD
Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:41 am
Yesss, we may find out, all right. No, I never considered that.
Rereading CoS, I got two impressions:
Holy moley, house-elves are powerful. I really don't want to see what's going to happen with Kreacher.
We will find out what McGonagall said Dumbledore always said about the "end of Hogwarts." Hopefully not the hard way, but that cover...
Rereading CoS, I got two impressions:
Holy moley, house-elves are powerful. I really don't want to see what's going to happen with Kreacher.
We will find out what McGonagall said Dumbledore always said about the "end of Hogwarts." Hopefully not the hard way, but that cover...
Fri Jul 15, 2005 1:00 pm
ROLL ON TOMORROW.
Because I'm an uber nerd, are we going to keep using this thread after we've all read it? Or do a new one with a big spoiler warning on it, like the one we had when OoTP came out?
Because I'm an uber nerd, are we going to keep using this thread after we've all read it? Or do a new one with a big spoiler warning on it, like the one we had when OoTP came out?
Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:13 pm
Kyra wrote:Reading through OotP today, I noticed something that I haven't heard many people talking about. When Moody is showing Harry the picture of the old Order, he says something to the effect of "there's Dorcas Meadowes... Voldemort killed her personally..." So, I'm thinking that this Dorcas Meadowes has to be pretty important. I can't remember reading anything else about her. I don't think Voldemort would just kill a random person in the Order, since he has the DEs to do that, so there HAS to be something about this particular woman. I'm considering the theory that she might be the HBP, but that doesn't seem too likely. (The HBP doesn't have to be a guy!
Edited because I kept referring to Dorcas as a male. XD
Actually, I doubt women are known as Princes in the royal ranks. If anyone could find a folk tale or the like dealing with something similar, perhaps Rowling has used that as a basis. Then we could try and see if it relates to anyone in the HP universe.